Scott Magdalein

Even now, eight years later, I enjoy writing more than any other solitary activity. When I’m on my bike or watching a movie my mind is wandering to how I might be able to work my experience into a blog post or an article for a local newspaper or magazine.

I’m an ENTJ, which means that I naturally enjoy leading people and devising/executing plans, but some of my most enjoyable tasks at work are when I’m writing a blog post for theYouVersion blog or drafting a proposal for a new property or writing an introduction for a new team member. I love being a project manager so I have fun to-do lists, but writing is always the highlight of my day.

One of my dreams is to publish a book. I’ve thought about writing a biography, but that involves way too much research. Then I thought about a topical book, but I don’t have enough experience in any one thing to write a whole book about it.

Finally, I thought about writing a good ol’ novel about a college student’s first summer away from home in a small town working as an intern at a church while he makes a “living” as a lifeguard for the local public pool. I’m debating on whether it should be a memoir (since it’s my own story) or written in the 3rd person. In either case, it’s a big project that I balk at each time I think about actually starting.

Another dream is to be a regular contributor for a widely read print publication. (There’s something special about having your name in black-and-white on newspaper print. It immediately becomes a souvenir.) There are a handful of local publications that I could submit an article to, but I just don’t have the guts to do it for fear of rejection (I guess).

But I’m in no rush. Writing is a passion for me. It’s not a means to an end; it is the end.